I don't believe they should remove the dam altogether, but perhaps a fish ladder would be a possible solution. It would be nice to leave the ditch alone and still allow passage of the dam which is what, 5 feet high.

Does anyone have picture of the dam? I can't visualize every detail of it.

They should call it what it is. An amazing wild rainbow fishery and leave it at that...Theyre are plenty of limestone streams they can dump money into and try and fix that dont have well established trout populations, these would be good for putting brookies in.

cmkrachen wrote:They should call it what it is. An amazing wild rainbow fishery and leave it at that...Theyre are plenty of limestone streams they can dump money into and try and fix that dont have well established trout populations, these would be good for putting brookies in.

I think Chaz's pont was that this was the perfect opportunity to do just that.....but they didn't. They would have had to remove allthe resident rainbows and browns after they shut down the hatchery.

Posted on: 2010/9/28 12:25

_________________Don't hit me with them negative waves so early in the morning. Think the bridge will be there and it will be there. It's a mother, beautiful bridge, and it's gonna be there. Ok?

cmkrachen wrote:PLus most of the big fish get poached out of there anyway.. The big brown that i caught several times was "walked down under the bridge into the harvest section and harvested"...some sport there...

one = most????

Posted on: 2010/9/28 12:26

_________________Don't hit me with them negative waves so early in the morning. Think the bridge will be there and it will be there. It's a mother, beautiful bridge, and it's gonna be there. Ok?

you would think, but the majority of the bows arent "big fish" taking a quick look at the survey, which i am sure you have, tells part of the tale, but they dont survey the stretch with the most bows, so it is actually worse, or better depending on which fish you want to see in there

Guys,Was up there today. A buddy and I did some fishing. As I can say for the "ditch mill", We watch two trout swiw right over it into the ditch. Not news to me since I see so many trout swim out of the Conococheague right up and over the falls of Falling Springs.

But, I think the rainbows will love the water. We fished the new projects and caught seven rianbows and seen more. So who knows, but I kinda like it.Mike HeckAuthor of, "Spring Creek Strategies"

PaulG wrote:I don't know how to put this article on here. pennlive .com has a article in todays sports section on Big springs, by the outdoors writer Marcus Schneck. Maybe someone could put the article on here.